An Integral Life is improvement in the main important areas of life — career, relationships, and mental and physical health. By identifying our areas of critical importance and embracing a wide scope of practices, we can construct a healthy, happy, successful life. Let’s explore the aspects of self-growth and personal improvement, to enrich our lives and the world around us.
David Roel is currently studying to become a licensed dietitian, and has long been interested in the fields of psychology, philosophy, self improvement and personal development.
What you got to have
Here’s what you got to have:
You got to have goals. You’re just bobbing along in the ocean of life without definite goals.
You got to have belief that your goals are possible…
Read MoreChoosing Our Response
You get to choose your response to things. There are things in life that we can’t control, certainly. Sometimes, completely unexpected things happen out of the blue that we could never have predicted. But we can choose how we want to respond…
Read MoreSelf-care
Managing stress is certainly a big part of personal wellness. With everything that we do in our modern world, it can be easy to neglect ourselves and our needs. If we don’t spend a necessary amount of time on ourselves, we won’t be as effective in our activities. If we’re…
Read MorePressure per unit area vs. deformation per unit length
Stress can affect us in many ways, and can have a negative effect on our health. It’s important to remember it’s not the pressure that hits us—it’s whether that pressure bends us out of shape. Stress isn’t the problem—strain is. Stress is a trigger for growth. As long as the stress is handled gradually…
Read MoreStay or Go
I posted an article of ten signs you should leave a relationship. Someone commented that one should try to work it out, rather than give up. Sometimes it can be worked out, and sometimes it can’t. There are some cases where getting out is…
Read MoreActivism Bypassing
I got into a discussion with a friend about the current state of things. I don’t spend that much time thinking about the large issues facing the world. When you look at it all, things do certainly seem to be going in a bad direction. But I also don’t know what the future holds. I also know…
Read MoreFailure Equals Feedback
Failure is a concept that is added to the results of our actions. There are actions and results of those actions. Whether we think of the results as failure or success is not inherent in the actions or results…
Read MoreCareer Rubric
1) Our results are our responsibility. 2) Know the goal. 3) Put in the work…
Read MoreRelationship Rubric
Our relationship history is a profile of our self-image and our development. What does our relationship history tell us about ourselves?…
Read MoreShort Term vs. Long Term Pleasure
Actions reveal priorities. If we say that today, we’re going to exercise, but we end up spending all day watching television, that reveals our priority. Basically, we…
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